the worst thing about the Dan Brown "phenomenon" is that this idea has been used in countless books, datnig all the way back to the medieval times. Somehow, this has been forgotten, making Mr Brown a very rich man. I read this piece of drivvel to settle an arguement between my parents - one loved it, the other loathed it. I am well and truly on my dad's side - it reads like it was written by a child, and the constant cliff-hangers (at the end of every chapter) becomes really irritating. This lucky man has chanced across an old theory, which has struck a chord in these times, and has somehow got away with it. Urgh, I hate myself for having read this book!!!